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David Hankins
Cambridge, MA
Harvard pre-med student
Says being on the show is like a vacation for him

Topic Tree (pre-randomized):
10 Cat Fancy
9 Nicknames
8 Back to School
7 Under Pressure
6 Classic Car
5 Mane Man
4 In Uniform
3 Spiritual Leaders
2 Ring Around the World
1 Odd Inventions


Topic Tree: (Randomized)
10 Cat Fancy
5 Mane Man
4 In Uniform
6 Classic Car
7 Under Pressure
2 Ring Around the World
9 Nicknames
3 Spiritual Leaders
8 Back to School
1 Odd Inventions




Question 1 - Level 1 Odd Inventions
A talking gadget known as the "Bowlingual Voice" claims to be able to translate what sounds into human speech?
A. Birds chirping B. Cats purring
C. Bees buzzing D. Dogs barking

Answer and value

D. Dogs barking
Value: $100
Bank: $100

Question 2 - Level 8 Back to School
Using her middle name Isabel, what pop star secretly enrolled in an ancient history class at UCLA in 2007?
A. Pink B. Christina Aguilera
C. Shakira D. Britney Spears

Spoiler

David says when the choices came up he was leaning Shakira but not sure why. He goes for it.

Answer and value

C. Shakira
Value: $7000
Bank: $7100

Time is up
David carries over with $7100

Many of us have probably seen David before. --Bob

Bob78164 wrote:Many of us have probably seen David before. --Bob

Wow! An also-ran when history was being made!

I hope his winnings on SyndieBAM are a little better than his J! score.

Bob78164 wrote:Many of us have probably seen David before. --Bob

Wow, that's very cool! Thanks for posting about David's unique place in game show history.

TheConfessor wrote:

Bob78164 wrote:Many of us have probably seen David before. --Bob

Wow, that's very cool! Thanks for posting about David's unique place in game show history.

I learned it from the Jeopardy! board, of course. If memory serves, it was Heels who posted it there. --Bob

Question 2 - Level 8 Back to School
Using her middle name Isabel, what pop star secretly enrolled in an ancient history class at UCLA in 2007?
A. Pink B. Christina Aguilera
C. Shakira D. Britney Spears

This is the sort of question that terrifies me. It seems like it should be Christina Aguilera. I'd ATA, see what the spike looks like.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:David Hankins
Cambridge, MA
Harvard pre-med student
Says being on the show is like a vacation for him

Let's hope it doesn't turn into a National Lampoon vacation.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 2 - Level 8 Back to School
Using her middle name Isabel, what pop star secretly enrolled in an ancient history class at UCLA in 2007?
A. Pink B. Christina Aguilera
C. Shakira D. Britney Spears

Spoiler

David says when the choices came up he was leaning Shakira but not sure why. He goes for it.

Answer and value

C. Shakira
Value: $7000
Bank: $7100

No idea. Let's ATA.

Spoiler for 3/9 in case placeholders are needed and not known:

Spoiler

This contestant took up most of the 3/9 show.
Then there was a one-question contestant

Here's an article about David's appearance. It should also be considered a spoiler, for those who haven't seen the episode and are waiting for Wednesday's transcript.

http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2011/ ... naire-win/

One slightly spoilerish observation

Neither the article nor the banter on either episode mentioned David's previous appearance on J! and his belonging, with Ken Jennings, to the extremely exclusive NZL Club.

MarleysGh0st wrote:Here's an article about David's appearance. It should also be considered a spoiler, for those who haven't seen the episode and are waiting for Wednesday's transcript.

http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2011/ ... naire-win/

One slightly spoilerish observation

Neither the article nor the banter on either episode mentioned David's previous appearance on J! and his belonging, with Ken Jennings, to the extremely exclusive NZL Club.

New Zealand Club?

I'm confused. How could he be a college student in 2004 and still only be a pre-med student now? Shouldn't he have graduated to med school in the last 7 years?

Rafferbee wrote:I'm confused. How could he be a college student in 2004 and still only be a pre-med student now? Shouldn't he have graduated to med school in the last 7 years?

Yeah, I was thinking he looked pretty young for a guy who lost to KJ in 2004. I tried to compare photos with the guy who played against Ken. It looks like the same guy, right? At least that's what it says in the J! Archive.
http://www.j-archive.com/showplayer.php?player_id=119

Bob Juch wrote:

MarleysGh0st wrote:Here's an article about David's appearance. It should also be considered a spoiler, for those who haven't seen the episode and are waiting for Wednesday's transcript.

http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2011/ ... naire-win/

One slightly spoilerish observation

Neither the article nor the banter on either episode mentioned David's previous appearance on J! and his belonging, with Ken Jennings, to the extremely exclusive NZL Club.

New Zealand Club?

You know who the KJLs are, right?

Ken and David are the

Spoiler

Nancy Zerg Losers

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Rafferbee wrote:I'm confused. How could he be a college student in 2004 and still only be a pre-med student now? Shouldn't he have graduated to med school in the last 7 years?

Looks like he graduated from Dartmouth six years ago. Still no mention of his Jeopardy history.
http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2011/ ... naire-win/

TheConfessor wrote:

Rafferbee wrote:I'm confused. How could he be a college student in 2004 and still only be a pre-med student now? Shouldn't he have graduated to med school in the last 7 years?

Looks like he graduated from Dartmouth six years ago. Still no mention of his Jeopardy history.
http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2011/ ... naire-win/

What the heck is a Harvard "extension school" student? Does this guy take classes from Harvard the way Annie went to Yale?